The best view is from Nshawu Guest house, so if you are 2 families (it sleeps , it is a must to stay there. The guesthouse sits on the cliff and you can see both sides of the river valley. We stayed in Lebombo last year, also special but the view from Nshawu looked much nicer.This is also where we had an encounter with some vervet monkeys. We found a few in our kitchen of the guest house enjoying the fruit we brought from Limpopo. Unfortunately one was trapped as the screen was closed. To our astonishment the vervet decided to go straight through the screen!!! I was standing outside and the vervet decided to challenge me. Fortunately my husband came to the rescue. (Did you know that monkeys will always try and challenge a woman, but they know very well to stay clear from men? Have seen it often.) You can imagine the hysteria! And a whole lot of people (standing at the view point) looked on while this show went on.

Elsavs wrote:My family and I, will be staying at Olifants for the first time. I was so luck to get a river view bungelow. I will turn 40 there and I am so exciting! Can't wait to stay there. I hope my dreams of seeing animals from my bungelow, down below isn't to far fetched??

Olifants has always has been my favourite camp.
It is situated on top of a hill towering several hundred metres over Olifants river.
Your river view bungalow will present you with an unforgettable window of Africa.
The sightseeing views from the lookout platforms, below the restaurant, are absolutely stunning.
The camp is warm and welcoming and is indeed the perfect place to celebrate your 40th birthday. From your bungalow you will definitely spot hippos, crocodiles, impalas, kudus, elephants and an abundance of birdlife such as storks and eagles and if you're lucky you might even witness the occasional Lion kill. (What a birthday present ! )

You must take a few trips with your vehicle to the Olifants bridge (on the way to Balule) for early morning coffee and cooldrinks in your car. Take the tar road down the mountain as if going to Letaba. When you get to the bottom, turn left on the gravel road to Balule (can't remember the road no). On the Olifants low water bridge you can sit there for a while and just appreciate the birdlife, the sound of the river and the atmosphere. We have seen wonderful birds there. Pied, malachite and Giant kingfishers, a black crake, many swallows and fish eagles. ENJOY!

Looking at the camp map units 1-9 seems to be the ones closest to the fence/river. We have a Best River View Bungalow (BBD2V) booked for our next trip and it will be nice to be sure which of the units are the BBD2V units.

MM and I were in #11 last Friday, also a nice unit with a lovely view, #9 definately has the best view but it was already booked. #13 is also nice but the braai is behind the unit.
Have a great trip, francoisd!

Everyone has different opinions on which of the river-view bungalows at Olifants are best. Number 9 is often considered best but I have to disagree with this. Having lived inside the park for 6 uninterrupted months I have to say that bungalow 10 (and 11) is superior. Number 9 looks great ... until you sit down outside it and then you notice the safety fence slightly obscures the wonderful view. Yes, you do see up and down the river better than at hut 10, but the open view from 10 is just unbeatable. Just my opinion though !

The numbers 1-9 are the ones to go for, especially 2 and 9. However donors get first grab...

You can request them 2 days before the actual stay, but full is full.

The riverwalk is the one to do, plain good fun, and you get to see larger animals like hippos. The area... I love it. The S44 is one of my fav roads, as is the low waterbridge near Balule. And of course the hyaenaden just below Balule! You can't miss it. The whole area is good for leopard, and one of the few places where you can see the spring hare. That is nocturnal though, so a nightdrive?

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Olifants is high on my favourite camp list. Both the units that you mentioned have good river views. I think it is a matter of personal choice. If you go as a family my choice would be unit 14 simply to have the family together.

The new restaurant at Olifants is a long way off from being completed. But! It certainly looks like it is going to be stunning when done. I spoke to the duty manager to see if he could confirm a date of completion, but he could not. So hang in there folk - one can still eat from the cafeteria - and tables are laid both inside and outside.